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Former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight Brandon Vera might not be on the card for ONE Championship’s next event at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, but the Fil-Am fighter says that whatever happens, he is going to be cageside on April 24, 2015. "I have never felt so loved or welcomed anywhere in the world like I do/am in the Philippines and even if I am not fighting I want to come to Manila in April, support ONE Championship, teach, and just enjoy the Philippines." ONE Championship: "Va read news >>

UFC featherweight Levan Makashvili sheds some light on what he deems to be the real reason for Nik Lentz’s late withdrawal from their fight in Broomfield, Colorado. With hours to spare ahead of his UFC debut, Georgian featherweight Levan Makashvili was astonished to discover that his opponent, Top ten ranked Nik Lentz, had withdrawn from their scheduled fight with an undisclosed illness. It was the latest in a slew of withdrawals that plagued the UFC over the past few months. Illnesses and misca read news >>

The future of former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson is anything but clear. Despite leaving Bellator in December of 2014 after three fights with the organization and being booked opposite Fabio Maldonado at UFC 186 in a return to the world's leading MMA promotion, Bellator MMA is going to court over what they say is a breach by Jackson of the contract they still have with him. "Today, Bellator MMA was compelled to go to court to stop Quinton "Rampage" Jackson from fighting in an A read news >>

The Bellator light heavyweight title is up for grabs as champion Emanuel Newton will look to test out his talents against surging contender Liam McGeary. Many other Brits join the card, including Paul Daley and Linton Vassell. There's also something of an oddity fight, as 'King' Mo Lawal jumps up to heavyweight to take on Cheick Kongo. What: Bellator 134: Newton vs. McGeary Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT When: Friday, the preliminary card starts at 8 p.m. ET on Spike.com/MMA Fighting. read news >>

After suffering back-to-back defeats at heavyweight, a change in scenery might not be a bad idea. Will "Big Brown" soon be known as "Kinda Big Brown?" Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight contender Brendan Schaub may rocking a slimmer physique and trading punches against the best light heavyweights around in his next outing, according to a report from UFC Tonight. Schaub, who has dropped two straight in the land of the big men, is considered cutting down to the 205-pound division per read news >>

Brendan Schaub has been a heavyweight in the UFC for over five years now, but reports say that he's now considering a drop to the 205-pound division. In other weight classes, fighters sometimes hit a rough patch and decide to drop a division. When you're a lightweight on a losing streak, cutting 10 pounds might not seem like the hardest decision in the world. As a heavyweight though, cutting 40 pounds could seem like a daunting task. But it appears to be a decision that UFC heavyweight Brendan S read news >>

When Anthony Johnson faces UFC light heavyweight titleholder Jon Jones for the belt in May, the outcome of the fight could also decide Rashad Evans' future in the UFC. Because should his teammate win, the former champion would consider moving down to middleweight. Remember the time, when Rashad Evans and Jon Jones were still teammates at Jackson's MMA and promised to never fight each other? Well, they later did after Jones became champion. He beat Evans on points, their friendship was broken for read news >>